Locomotive ash-pan.



A. J. BRODHEAD.

LOCOMOTIVE AsH PAN, APPLIOATION FILED NOV.16, 1908.

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A. J. BRODHEAD. LOGOMOTIVE ASH PAN.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 16,:1908.

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LOCOMOTIVE ASH-PAN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 16, 1908.

Patented May 3, 191G.

Serial No. 462,759.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, ANDREW J. BRODHEAD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Greenville, in the county of Mercer and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inLocomotive Ash-Pans, of which the following is a specification,reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to an improved locomotive ash pan, the mainobject of which is to provide an ash pan, which can be readily andquickly cleaned without endangering the lives of persons, and at thesame time, reduce the labor connected with the present style of pans.

My pan, consists primarily of a series of transversely arrangedreceptacles, each one of which is \l-shaped in cross-section and whichare all pivotally mounted in a frame carried at the bottom of the pan.These receptacles are all operably connected to a bar, which in turn isoperably connected to a mechanism, by means of which all of thereceptacles may be tilted, rocked and dumped, the entire action beingcontrollable from the firing portion of a locomotive. My sections orreceptacles are also so mounted, that there are spaces or transverseopenings between each pair of sections, thus providing a draft and alsoallowing smaller particles of the products of combustion to sift throughthese spaces by slightly rocking the sections. These sections are alsofurther made V- shaped in cross section, and have two openings at eachend, so that particles may sift through these openings.

To more clearly bring out and illustrate the details of my invention,attention is invited to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 isa longitudinal section through one side of a locomotive ash pan,embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse section through the same.Fig. 3 is a side elevation of one of the sections or receptaclesremoved. Fig. 4 is an end view thereof. Fig. is a side elevation of myash pan as applied to a locomotive, and Fig. 6 is a view taken from theoperating end thereof.

Referring to the drawings :The numeral 1 designates the tapered walls ofthe pan, which carry at their lower edges the rectangular ring orcasting 2, which is bolted to the walls, and is provided with theoppositely and inwardly projecting rims 3, which are each provided withthe alined pockets or recesses 4, in which are mounted the journals 5,of the sections or receptacles 6. These sections 6, as shown in Figs. 2and 4, are V- shaped in cross-section, and have the journals 5,connected to their ends through the medium of the vertical grids 5, andthe horizontally arranged grids 5. By this means two openings 5 areformed at the ends of each section. In order to prevent any upwarddisplacement of these journals 5, and thus properly hold the sections orreceptacles 6, in proper position in their recesses, I employ theretaining strips 7. At one side of each of the sections, is provided theupwardly projecting and slightly curved arm or lever 8, which isprovided with an opening 9. By this means the studs or bolts 10,pivotally secure all of the levers 8, to the longitudinal bar 11, whichprojects through the openings 12, in the end walls of the ash pan, andis pivotally connected to the lower end of the arm 13, which is carriedupon the shaft or bar 14, which is journaled in the boxes 15, carriedupon the frame 16, of the locomotive. By operating the lever 17, the bar14 is turned, moving the arm 13, and thereby pulling upon the bar 11,which in turn tilts or rocks the sections or receptacles 6, and thusshakes down the ashes or dumps them from the pan. It will thus be seenthat by a slight rocking motion of the sections, that small particleswill sift through the transverse spaces between the sections 6, and thatalso some will sift through the openings 5.

\Vhat I claim, as new, is

1. A locomotive ash. pan, comprising tapered walls, a ring detachablycarried thereby near their lower edges, said ring having upon oppositesides bearing recesses, a series of sections, Vshaped in cross section,having journals mounted in said recesses and providing transverse spacesbetween the sectionslineans for retaining the journals of the sectionsin the recesses, and means for operating all sections in unison.

2. An ash pan having a sectional tilting bottom, each section of whichcomprises a body V-shaped in cross section having a vertical grid andtwo oppositely extending grids at each end, and a journal stud intowhich all grids converge and form a support for each end of the section,said grids also 10 forming two openings in the ends of each section asand for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ANDREW J. BRODHEAD. itnesses E. V. BISHOP, D. O. MOMILLAN.

